Re-enactment of the final leg of the 1965 march with a program reminiscent of the original, featuring speeches by past and modern day freedom fighters.
County: Dallas County
Stars for Freedom Rally
Star-studded rally that mimics the original 1965 event with entertainment, performances, and inspirational speeches.
Family Fun Day
A resource-filled block party that includes marching bands, bouncy houses, face painting, vendors, and more!
This Side of the Bridge Gala
Black-tie gala to honor Civil Rights Icons and Community Heroes and conclude with live music and dancing. Tickets will be soon be available for purchase.
Start of Marion to Selma Bike Ride
Immediately after the death and funeral of Mr. Jimmie Lee Jackson activist started to think about how to show their deep resentment and anger towards the cavalier attitude of murdering another black man. In a planning meeting someone yelled, “we should take his body to Montgomery.” At first the march would have begun in Marion, AL and ended in Montgomery, but the small county roads and close tree lines made that option to0 dangerous, so it was decided that marchers would go from Selma to Montgomery.
The Marion to Selma Bike Ride will serve to honor the original planned march from Marion and highlight the contributions to gaining voting rights for all Americans that this small Black Belt community played.
Please register for the bike ride at a cost of $25. Riders will gather at 8:30 at the Marion Arts Center located at 314 Washington Street Marion, AL 36756. The ride will begin at 9:00 am.
Selma to Montgomery Bike Ride
More info coming soon.
Jubilee/Bloody Sunday Commemoration
Please visit Jubilee Website for information on all events planned for the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March.
Jubilee/Bloody Sunday Commemoration
More info coming soon.
Foot Soldiers Breakfast
More info coming soon.